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In the face of the tragedy that is Hurricane Harvey, there has been a lot of finger-pointing, critique, and confusion. The category 4 storm, set to last 5 days, has killed 18 people, and ruined 300,000 homes thus far. So with all that’s going on, it begs the question-why is mega church pastor Joel Osteen the trending topic on Twitter?

Journalist Clay Cane explores homophobia in the black church with the groundbreaking BET.com documentary ‘HollerIfYouHearMe: Black and Gay in the Church.’ Created and produced by Cane, his film debut puts the narrative in the hands of Black LGBT people who are torn between their faith and sexuality.

Since the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage can no longer be banned nationwide, this country has been divided like a stripper’s legs on a Saturday night. Many argue that “the gays” are ruining the sanctity of marriage. But I have something to say about that.